For many years, MoviePoet was my home on the internet - my second family - and it was awesome.

If you were here during the early days, you know just how special it was. We were a community of writers and friends who cared deeply about the craft of screenwriting and each other.

The stats are amazing: 8 years, 6,422 members, 96 contests, 3,332 entries, 128,633 reviews, and over 300 scripts produced. We never charged a dime, took any advertising, and rarely had to deal with trolls (imagine another web site that can say all that).

I am so proud of all we accomplished and I wish it could go on, but as many of you know, I started NJ Film School a few years ago and it has stolen my heart and all my free time. MoviePoet has been leaderless for too long and I would rather close the site now than watch it die a slow death.

I love you all, but I must give special thanks to all the moderators who helped run the site and kept me sane along the way: William Bienes, Caroline Coxon, Charlie Hebert, Rustom Irani, Rick Hansberry, Sally Meyer, Tim Westland, and JeanPierre Chapoteau - I couldn't have done it without you.

Honestly, I will miss the site terribly and I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.